Following the submission of a 357 Magnum, and two other
firearms to George Town Police Station recently and with over fifty arrests
resulting from a Special “crackdown” Police Operations, Deputy Commissioner of
the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service, (RCIPS) Anthony Ennis, considered
these items as significant in regard to the fight ... read
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Skoop’s launch party’s “great turnout”
Cayman’s brand new magazine for teenagers, had its launch
party on Saturday, 19 November at the Kings’ Sports Centre in George Town.
Skoop Magazine will be published four times a year, and covers a broad range
of topics, including music, food, health, beauty, cars, and games. Around 2000 people came to the party, according to
Patrick Alexander Rhoden, the founder of EVA, Skoop’s publisher... read more...
Cayman not yet on Jamaica’s visa list
The Cayman Islands is not listed among countries whose
nationals are required to have a visa to enter Jamaica, according to the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade. The Jamaican press has criticised the Government for not
making public the names of those countries whose nationals must have visas to
enter the Island nation. The Jamaica Observer reported that it tried to glean the
information... read more...
Progress made on level playing field for international finance
Ever since the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and
Development (OECD) took the Cayman Islands off its blacklist for tax havens,
this country has campaigned for the same standards of regulations to be
applied among all nations, not just offshore jurisdictions. The Minister with
International Initiatives affecting the Financial Services Sector, Hon Alden
McLaughlin, said OECD member countries were quite happy...
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The US pressures Caribbean banks
Caribbean banking officials are feeling pressured and financially burdened by
the US authorities, claiming that they use their banks to demand regular
operational changes since the September 11 terror attack in North America...
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more...
Person of the Day - Cindy Duval
Christmas is just around the corner and there’s one person
who is so excited to be part of the celebrations. Caymanian Cindy Duval, 33, says it’s her favourite time of
the year. She loves spending time with her son, Ethan (four), and
daughter, Megan (one), who form a terrific crew when vacationing overseas. Her
motivation comes from her children who she promises “a good life”...
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Cayman’s brand new magazine for teenagers, had its launch
party on Saturday, 19 November at the Kings’ Sports Centre in George Town.
Skoop Magazine will be published four times a year, and covers a broad range
of topics, including music, food, health, beauty, cars, and games. Around 2000 people came to the party, according to
Patrick Alexander Rhoden, the founder of EVA, Skoop’s publisher...
The Cayman Islands is not listed among countries whose
nationals are required to have a visa to enter Jamaica, according to the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade. The Jamaican press has criticised the Government for not
making public the names of those countries whose nationals must have visas to
enter the Island nation. The Jamaica Observer reported that it tried to glean the
information...
Ever since the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and
Development (OECD) took the Cayman Islands off its blacklist for tax havens,
this country has campaigned for the same standards of regulations to be
applied among all nations, not just offshore jurisdictions. The Minister with
International Initiatives affecting the Financial Services Sector, Hon Alden
McLaughlin, said OECD member countries were quite happy...
